Hayao Miyazaki’s animated film “Ponyo on the Cliff by the Sea” is Japan’s highest grossing domestic movie in 2008, while “Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull” tops the international list.
According to the Motion Picture Producers Association of Japan [MPPAJ], the top 10 Japanese movies with the highest box office gross receipts are…
1. Ponyo on the Cliff by the Sea (¥15.50 billion ~ USD170 million)
2. Hana Yori Dango Final (¥7.75 bil)
3. Suspect X (¥4.92 bil)
4. Pokémon: Giratina and the Sky Warrior (¥4.8 bil)
5. Partners: The Movie (¥4.44 bil)
6. 20th Century Boys – Chapter 1 (¥3.95 bil)
7. The Magic Hour (¥3.92 bil)
8. Doraemon Nobita to Midori no Kyojinden (¥3.37 bil)
9. A Tale of Mari and Three Puppies (¥3.18 bil)
10. L change the WorLd (¥3.10 bil)
The top 10 international movies…
1. Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull (¥5.71 bil)
2. Red Cliff (¥5.05 bil – Chinese movie)
3. I Am Legend (¥4.31 bil)
4. The Golden Compass (¥3.75 bil)
5. Hancock (¥3.10 bil)
6. The Chronicles of Narnia: Prince Caspian (¥3.00 bil)
7. Enchanted (¥2.91 bil)
8. National Treasure: Book of Secrets (¥2.58 bil)
9. Wanted (¥2.50 bil)
10. Earth (¥2.40 bil – a BBC documentary)
